Describe your school's strengths and needs based on a school improvement document, such as the school's SALT visit report, its SALT survey data, or its school improvement plan.
Listed below are the commendations and recommendations from the SALT team to Gaudet Middle School. This report was taken from 2004, and I believe the school has already taken many of the recommendations and addressed the classrooms and needs to improve the school. I have had the opportunity to go out to the 5th, 6th, and 7th grade classes and all of them had at least one group activity or an opportunity to share and counsel with each other during the period that I visited them. I have observed, especially in my CT's room, that students seldom work in isolation (except during a test or quiz) and are constantly sharing ideas with one another, seeking out affirmation or a new point of view on their thoughts. Some students may feel comfortable to do this freely, but my CT has definitely had a role in promoting classroom camraderie because she always asks them to share their reponses or discuss with their neighbor before giving an answer for the whole class.
I also noticed that teacher seem to work together and share ideas when planning an activity. They also seek input from co-workers before forging ahead with a new idea. This strengthens teacher relationships and I think the students pick up on that, which also improves their teacher relationships and even peer relationships.
The commendations or strengths were noted of Gaudet already remain the same, and I think they are some of the most important qualities to have as students and teachers. It makes teaching much easier when there is respectful classroom behavior and students/teachers acknowledge each other as equal human beings. It helps that many of the students come from a well-rounded home enviroment, but from watching all the different teachers, I can tell that their dedication to exemplifying respect and instilling it in their students plays an important role, too.
STRENGTHS
Respectful classroom behavior
Student centered co-curricular classes
Interdisciplinary program in technology
Are respectful and well-mannered in their classrooms
Excellent opportunities for professional development
Thorough self-study
NEEDS/ WEAKNESSES
Work in isolation
Want more hands-on learning
Do not have opportunities to problem solve
Raise the level of expectations for student and teacher learning.
Develop instruction strategies that address the multiple learning styles of the students in your classrooms.
Provide structures that model and support collaborative learning.
Use the team structure effectively to collaborate your work in learning and teaching.
Use the team structure to create strategies for meeting the developmental needs of the young adolescent.
Provide students with daily opportunities to problem solve in all subject areas especially math.
Give students more opportunities to think critically and analytically.
Write daily in all classrooms.
Identify a common vision for the future of Joseph H. Gaudet Middle School.
Use the self-study results and your school improvement plan to create a true middle school learning community.
Strengthen the identity of the cluster teams, and build school spirit.
Define leadership roles clearly, and implement them in a pro-active manner.
Outline a discipline policy with consequences, and enforce those consequences consistently
Expose students with special needs to grade-level curriculum with proper modifications.
Improve overall communication with parents and community.
Develop opportunities for common planning time.
Describe your school's strengths and needs based on a school improvement document, such as the school's SALT visit report, its SALT survey data, or its school improvement plan.
Listed below are the commendations and recommendations from the SALT team to Gaudet Middle School. This report was taken from 2004, and I believe the school has already taken many of the recommendations and addressed the classrooms and needs to improve the school. I have had the opportunity to go out to the 5th, 6th, and 7th grade classes and all of them had at least one group activity or an opportunity to share and counsel with each other during the period that I visited them. I have observed, especially in my CT's room, that students seldom work in isolation (except during a test or quiz) and are constantly sharing ideas with one another, seeking out affirmation or a new point of view on their thoughts. Some students may feel comfortable to do this freely, but my CT has definitely had a role in promoting classroom camraderie because she always asks them to share their reponses or discuss with their neighbor before giving an answer for the whole class.
I also noticed that teacher seem to work together and share ideas when planning an activity. They also seek input from co-workers before forging ahead with a new idea. This strengthens teacher relationships and I think the students pick up on that, which also improves their teacher relationships and even peer relationships.
The commendations or strengths were noted of Gaudet already remain the same, and I think they are some of the most important qualities to have as students and teachers. It makes teaching much easier when there is respectful classroom behavior and students/teachers acknowledge each other as equal human beings. It helps that many of the students come from a well-rounded home enviroment, but from watching all the different teachers, I can tell that their dedication to exemplifying respect and instilling it in their students plays an important role, too.
STRENGTHS
Respectful classroom behavior
Student centered co-curricular classes
Interdisciplinary program in technology
Are respectful and well-mannered in their classrooms
Excellent opportunities for professional development
Thorough self-study
NEEDS/ WEAKNESSES
Work in isolation
Want more hands-on learning
Do not have opportunities to problem solve
Raise the level of expectations for student and teacher learning.
Develop instruction strategies that address the multiple learning styles of the students in your classrooms.
Provide structures that model and support collaborative learning.
Use the team structure effectively to collaborate your work in learning and teaching.
Use the team structure to create strategies for meeting the developmental needs of the young adolescent.
Provide students with daily opportunities to problem solve in all subject areas especially math.
Give students more opportunities to think critically and analytically.
Write daily in all classrooms.
Identify a common vision for the future of Joseph H. Gaudet Middle School.
Use the self-study results and your school improvement plan to create a true middle school learning community.
Strengthen the identity of the cluster teams, and build school spirit.
Define leadership roles clearly, and implement them in a pro-active manner.
Outline a discipline policy with consequences, and enforce those consequences consistently
Expose students with special needs to grade-level curriculum with proper modifications.
Improve overall communication with parents and community.
Develop opportunities for common planning time.